The tenth week of the Darts Premier League headed to the Steel City, Sheffield with table starting to take a bit more shape. This week's fixtures were the replays of the week three fixtures in Belfast. Up first was Wade who needed a win against Whitlock, but Whitlock won 8-5 in Belfast. There were nine breaks of throw in the match and Whitlock got off to the perfect start with the top 170 checkout in the first leg. Wade broke back straight away and ended up taking the next three legs to lead 3-1, the highlight was a 112 checkout in the fourth leg. Whitlock pulled it back to 4-3 but Wade won the following two legs to extend his advantage. But again Whitlock fought back to 7-6 but this time he faded away, allowing Wade to win 8-6.
Webster is unfortunately in the mind set where he's defeated before he goes on stage. In Belfast, Anderson thrashed him 8-1 and the Scot was keen to repeat that result in Sheffield. Anderson also broke the throw in the first leg with a 136 checkout and went onto take a 3-0 lead. Webster got a leg on the board despite another disappointing display. But it was to be the only leg of the match for him as Anderson then strolled to an 8-1 victory.
There was also a sense of deja vu in the third match as Jenkins took on Taylor. Taylor won 8-2 in Belfast and took the first six legs in Sheffield with the highlight being a 130 checkout in the third leg after Jenkins had missed the bull for a 170. Jenkins did win the seventh and ninth legs but Taylor won 8-2 to secure his place in the playoffs.
Adrian Lewis said before his match with Barneveld that he fancied a nine darter, not settling for a win but a nine darter. Belfast obviously didn't prove to Lewis that winning against Barney is difficult as the Dutchman won 8-6. Yet again Lewis' arrogance fell short as a nine darter was never on the cards, the closest anyone came to a nine darter was actually Barney with four perfect darts. Barney took the first two legs before Lewis came back to 2-2. Both players were a little off colour but Lewis couldn't find his doubles and Barney took a 6-2 lead. Lewis momentarily broke the momentum in the eighth leg but there was no stopping the Dutchman as he went onto win 8-3.
Taylor has secured his place in the playoffs with sixteen points to his name. Anderson is almost there on fourteen and Barney was clear air in third on twelve points. It's still close in the battle for fourth with Whitlock on ten, Lewis nine and Wade on eight. But it now looks like Jenkins and Webster are out of it with Jenkins on five points and Webster on four.
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